This is about traits of the New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies in America. It also includes important events and dates in colonial times as well as key locations and vocabulary. In addition, it will have the locations of the 13 colonies.
984366028 | Rocky soil, cold climate, long winters | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366029 | Mild climate, fertile soil | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366030 | Warm climate, very fertile soil | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366031 | Shortest growing season | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366032 | Longest growing season | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366033 | Region with the most slaves | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366034 | Region with the fewest slaves | NE (New England) | |
984366035 | Many plantations that required many slaves | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366036 | Many small farms (so, slavery isn't important) | NE (New England) | |
984366037 | Traded mainly with England and the Caribbean | NE (New England) | |
984366038 | Traded mainly with only England | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366039 | Traded with England and the other colonies | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366040 | Puritans | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366041 | Home of Roger Williams | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366042 | "Bread basket" of colonies (exported/grew lots of wheat) | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366043 | Town meetings were very important | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366044 | Exported fish, fur, and rum | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366045 | Successful nautical work/ shipbuilding | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366046 | Lumber was important | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366047 | Most religious tolerance | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366048 | Agriculture was VERY important | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366049 | Successful businesses and craftspeople | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366050 | Many large cities, most diverse culture and customs, most cosmopolitan | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366051 | Biggest colonies (in terms of geographical size) | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366052 | Home of William Penn | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366053 | Cash crops such as: tobacco, rice, and indigo | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366054 | When did the first English Colonial period in America begin (hint: Think Jamestown)? | 1607 | |
984366055 | When was Plymouth founded? | 1620 | |
984366056 | When was New York City founded? | 1664 | |
984366057 | When was the Salem Witch Trials? | 1692 | |
984366058 | When was the French and Indian War? | 1754- 1763 | |
984366059 | When was the American Revolution? | 1775- 1783 | |
984366060 | Lack of fresh water, starvation, uncomfortable heat, hostile natives, saltwater poisoning, inexperienced workers, death of leaders, threat of Spanish spies, sickness, and dangerous weapons | Problems that the Jamestown settlers faced | |
984366061 | New York | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366062 | Pennsylvania | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366063 | Delaware | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366064 | New Jersey | M (Middle Colonies) | |
984366065 | Massachusetts | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366066 | Connecticut | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366067 | Rhode Island | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366068 | New Hampshire | NE (New England Colonies) | |
984366069 | Virginia | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366070 | Georgia | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366071 | North Carolina | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366072 | South Carolina | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366073 | Maryland | S (Southern Colonies) | |
984366074 | Differences between the French and English colonies | French invested in fur, English colonized | |
984366075 | What were the four (4) main reasons for English colonists to come to the New World? | Political freedom, religious tolerance, economic opportunity, and land | |
984366076 | To respect other beliefs, practices, or traits of others | Tolerance | |
984366077 | To disrespect others beliefs, practices, and traits | Intolerance | |
984366078 | An irrational belief; a belief, practice, or rite held in spite of evidence to the contrary, resulting from ignorance of the laws of nature of from faith in magic, chance, and fate | Superstition | |
984366079 | A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation | Colony | |
984366080 | To have variety and diversity of culture | Ethnic Diversity | |
984366081 | A group of strict, religious people who lived in the New England Colonies and strove to be the "perfect society" | Puritans | |
984366082 | Crops that are grown to be sold | Cash crops | |
984366083 | Worldly and diverse | Cosmopolitan | |
984366084 | Hatred or intolerance of another race or other races | Racism | |
984366085 | A group of colonists who settled at Plymouth | Pilgrims | |
984366086 | Farming for economic purposes | Agriculture | |
984366087 | Large farms that typically grew cash crops | Plantations | |
984366088 | Someone who gives years in service in exchange for passage to America | Indentured servant | |
984366089 | Someone who is working for a skilled craftsman/master for a number of years in order to learn that person's skill | Apprentice | |
984366090 | A series of mountain ranges in North America, spreading all over Eastern America | Appalachian Mountains | |
984366091 | A system of government where the leaders (government officials) are Church officials who lead in the name of God | Theocracy | |
984366092 | A person who plants | Planter | |
984366093 | A plant that can be made into blue dye | Indigo | |
984366094 | "Green Gold" | Tobacco | |
984366095 | A man from New England who believed in fair rights for Native Americans, religious toleration, the of religion in state, and the founder of Rhode Island | Roger Williams | |
984366096 | Person who lives in the colonies of a "mother country" | Colonist | |
984366097 | To establish a colony | Colonize | |
984366098 | The idea/concept that a nation success depends on being wealthy. The concept is also about using successful colonies to increase wealth | Mercantilism | |
984366099 | The country from which colonists came from and are still a part of | "Mother Country" | |
984366100 | Occupation/trades that required specialized skills and talents | Crafts |